October 31st, 2017 was not just another Halloween for me. While heading back from my break, a vehicle twisted suddenly and ________ my brand new car before I could brake hard. The blow sent my car ________ into the busy crossroads. The same car bumped into me three more times and then I lost ________.
Doctors took my parents into a room and ________ them of the worst news nobody would ever want to hear. X-Rays and scans showed my neck was ________ by a thread, three centimeters to be exact. I had to be taken into surgery immediately, which lasted twelve hours. I woke up from the ________, not being able to breathe ________ my own or speak. Doctors ________ I was not going to move anything from my neck down. I really had a hard time accepting that and wanted to give up. ________, my family stood strong by my side.
After three months in the ICU, I spent another three months at a neuro（神经）________ hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, where I saw a glimpse of ________ and was inspired by other patients. At first, I didn’t see much ________ in the process of recovery. My head felt like a bowling ball and I couldn’t ________ it up. Any idea of walking or even standing was possible only when the devil（魔鬼）was ________, but we sure did try. Before long, I could ________ move a toe. The little things we ________ for granted so often mater the most. Small victories are huge and important leaps. I was determined to ________ again. Giving up was no longer a(n)________. I’m now making ________ achievements in a gym, swimming and even yoga. All of this is proving doctors wrong and turning the ________ from the impossible to the possible.
1.A. struck B. damaged C. overtook D. approached
2.A. sliding B. splitting C. spinning D. springing
3.A. direction B. heart C. control D. consciousness
4.A. informed B. reminded C. warned D. persuaded
5.A. reuniting B. hanging C. choking D. pulling
6.A. sleep B. dream C. operation D. pain
7.A. of B. on C. in D. out
8.A. concluded B. urged C. recommended D. approved
9.A. And B. Therefore C. However D. Though
10.A. emergency B. recovery C. treatment D. reform
11.A. dawn B. reward C. comfort D. hope
12.A. increase B. sign C. progress D. sense
13.A. pick B. hold C. make D. look
14.A. blind B. dizzy C. foolish D. merciful
15.A. swiftly B. stably C. eventually D. deliberately
16.A. make B. take C. value D. lose
17.A. walk B. jump C. speak D. practice
18.A. preference B. necessity C. opportunity D. alternative
19.A. academic B. athletic C. medical D. scientific
20.A. chance B. direction C. page D. recovery
The England pound was then worth ______ it is worth today; so you can see how rich he was then.
A. than many times B. many times than
C. many times what D. as many times as
We need to give them ________ for their attitude and performance today, in the game it is very harsh to lose it the way we need.
A. opportunity B. credit
C. admission D. drill
Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than________ produced by a car.
A. It B. one which
C. the one D. that
The test we held last time is obviously bad because it ____ lack of many students’ self-confidence.
A. relies upon B. leads to
C. refers to D. depends on
—Have we ____ water? —Yes,_____. We’d better get some.
A. run out of; we have run it out B. run out of; our water has run out
C. run out of; our water has been run out D. run out; our water has run out
